Hydraulic oil-dispensing system



April 28, 1931. W. SAUTTER 1,802,672

HYDRAULIC OIL DISPENSING SYSTEM Filed Aug. 16. i929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 April 28, 1931. w. sAUTTER HYDRAULIC OIL DISPENSING SYSTEM Filed Aug. 16, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Apr. 28, 1931 Nrrnn f stars einer Fries VTILHELM SAUTTER, F EMMENDINGEN, NEAR FREIBURG, GERMANY nYDnaULrcoiL-nrsrnnsrne SYSTEM Application led August 16, 1929, Serial No. 386,388, and in Germany August 13, 1927.

The subject of the present invention comprises a hydraulically driven refilling plant for liquids which are lighter than, and can y not be mixed with, water, more particularly liquids which are inflammable.

In plants of this kind, which are driven hydraulically, there is always the danger that in the event of the hydraulic shut-ofi1 valve I not being perfectly tight that the infiammable 'i0 liquid will continually drip out of the plant.

For this reason, the erection of hydraulically drivenl refilling plants has been forbidden by the authorities.

In accordance with the present invention L5 this'disadvantage'is'eliminated by providing between the device which shuts off the hydraulic piping and the supply or refilling tank, a socalled pressureless space, which before and after every refilling process, is rendered pressureless.

The shut-off device of thehydraulic piping and the device controlling the discharge of the intermediate space are thereby suitably connected to one another, in such a way that when the shut-o device is opened'the discharging device is simultaneously closed and vice-versa.

VIn order to simplify the construction of the refilling plant, it is advisable to combine the discharge canal of the pressureless space with a drain pipe or canal, or to provide a connecting canal between the hydraulic valve and valve chamber which will serve simultaneously, as an hydraulic canal, water drain and as a pressureless space, whereby a discharge valve is provided to serve as a pressure safety valve.

ln accordance with a further development of this invention refilling plants can also be made in which there are two tanks, either one of which can be used at a time, both of the tanks being actuated by means of the same control mechanism, so that the liquid can be drawn at will from one or the other of the two tanks.

Further, the scope of the present invention also includes the provision of a simple, safe and cheap safety device for the purpose of preventing the liquid from flowing into the hydraulic piping after the tank has been completely filled with liquid, and also for the purpose of preventing the admission of the delivery mechanism into the plant either of which would nullify the safe working and the fireproof qualities of a refilling plant of this kind.

It is known that for this purpose, parts moving in accordance with the surface of the two liquids, more particularly the float de vices, canv be used, which when they attain their uppermost or lowermost position, actuate a sealing or closing mechanism.

This inconvenience is eliminatedv by the use of the newfloat device, which is absolutely reliable. The reason why' the new float device works with certainty is as follows z-In order to allow a float member to float between two specifically different liquids, it must be calibrated precisely. The

buoyancy of a fioat, more particularly between water and benzene, is very small and must, in no instance, at the moment at which it has to do its work, be diminished beyond the weight of a valve cone, and its friction. This is achieved by means of the new device. The entire buoyancy is reserved for pressing` against the valve seat, because the float'is combined with the valve cone and calibrated accordingly. Knocking is no longer possible, because thc entire float cannot be attracted and because, further, its large cross section does not permit of rapid movement.

Since, in accordance udth the presentinvention, the sealing parts vare arranged on the float itself, there is no longer any necessity for special stop devices in apparatuses of this kind, and with the exception of the end positions, the sealing parts are at a greater distance ,fromV the openings, so that their possibility of being carried away-when the flow of liquid in the vicinity of the pipe openings is at all heavy. is excluded. l

In order to provide for efficiency in the operation of the` tanks, the openings are arranged close to the highest and deepest point of the tanks, the pipe leading to the lower opening being used to guide the float device. Further, another advantage 1s the safety obtained in the erection, taking down and CII adjustment oi hydraulically driven refilling plants due to the improved float device.

Further, and in accordance with the present invention, for the better guiding of the float and also for the purpose of preventing the liquid from coming into contact and mixing with the delivery lwater, the float is provided with a fairly large lateral expansion or with pieces, so that occasion arising lateral projections on the supply tanks can also serve the purpose of guides. Owing to the guide parts being at a fairly great dist-ance from the centre ot buoyancy of the float, any danger olf' the float tipping' or canting over is avoided, which would lead to the float becoming stuck.

A plurality of tap pipes can thereby suitably be used, which would of course mea-n that inside the supply tanks only tap pipes of a small cross section would be necessary.

Finally, it a plurality of guides are used these can be formed in the shape of a rigid closed cage device in which theiioat .is movable in the direction of the guides. By this means, this cage device can be calibrated and regulated easily and exactly before being built into the supply tanks for the purpose of regulating the pressure exerted downwards and upwards in its extreme positionsL y by the float for the purpose oi' closing the pipe openings. If, for eXample,'th'e float has not been carefully adjusted there is always the risk of drawing water instead yof the supply of liquid, or petrol getting into the drain pipes, when the' tanks are being filled. This new device provid-es for the adjustment being carriedout easily and carefully in the workshop, that is to say, outside and independent vof the storage tank, so that the closed cage device may be taken completed and inserted into the casing of the tanks.

Gross connecting pieces obviate the use ot end pieces for the closed cage device. The lid piece of the supply tank can be used to serve as the upper cross connecting piece.

One preferred iorm of the present invention is shown, by way oi" example, in the accompanying drawings.

Fig-1 is a vertical section through the centre of a complete refilling plant with two storage tanks which can be used as desired.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the center of the actuating mechanism.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the center of a modilied form of the actuating mechanism.

A refilling plant according to the present invention consists of three main parts, namely, the tap pillar A, th-e water control mounting B and the storage tanks C, C.

In the preferred form of the relling plant shown in the accompanying drawing, the vplant Vis fitted with two storage tanks, one (31) which is completely lilled with suitable liquid, and the other tank (22) which is almost emptied.

The hydraulic pipes leading to the tanks are marked and 21, the tap piping being marked 23 which are connected to the uppermost or lowermost ends of the tanks. The hydraulic pipes 21 and 50 serve at the same time as a guide for the oats 47 and 32, to which are connected directly upon the up per and lower sidethe conical sealing parts 33 and 46, which lits into the correspondingly shaped openings 4,9 and 52 located in the hydraulic and tap piping 50 and 23, which they respectively close when the float is in its highest or lowest position.

Within the casing 22 of the supply container is located the Vfloat 32, provided with the tow sealing cones 33 and 46. The float is guided laterally by guides 21 and y24., one guide piece consisting of the feed pipe 21 for the delivery liquid. The upper end of the pipe 23 communicates with a branch -39 through which the benzine is supplied `into the tanks.

rlie closing cage device consists of the plates 25 and 25', which constitutesV at the same time the lid for the tanks.

The tap pipe 23 is connected at 49 to the upper part of the supply container and adjacent is provided the hydraulic pipe 50 with its opening 52.

If the lever 1, which is movably mounted at 2 Fig. 2) is moved in the direction shown by the arrow a, it will, by means of its arm 10 press downwards into the guide slits 4 the valve control rods 3 and 3A, the first mentioned rod being provided with a spring 40, thus setting into motion the lower lever 5 and 'with it at the same time the axle' 56. The arm 7 which is secured to this axle will actuate and reverse the valves 8 and 9.

If the lever 1, when the lever arm 10 presses the valve vcontrol rods, is drawn further in the direction indicated by arrow n, it

will raise the valve lifting lever 41 which is pivotally mountedat 11, thus causing the latter to raise at 12 the valve spindle 12a an d open the water valve 13, which is controlled by the pressure of aspring 13a. At vthe same time, however, the piston 14 which is arranged 'an vextension of the valve spindle 12a is also raised and, consequently, the canal or vent passage 15 is closed. The space 16 is now under pressure 'but it becomes pressureless again after the piston 14 returns in its 'original position and the can-al l15 opened.

Thus, owing to the movement ot the lever 1, in the direction towards c, the water entering at 17 comes tirst of all into the space 16, then passes through the non-return valve 18 into the canal 19 and Athen into the valve chamber 20, where, by means ot the valve 8 which has been opened bythe control rods 3,

itis pressed through the pipe 21 (Fig. 1,) Y

towards the fuel tank. The result is that it displaces the fuel, which can then flow through the pipe 23, through the measuring` clock 26, and be drawn olf 'at the outlet 37. Vilien the lever 1 has been'pulled back into its rest position, the control rod 3 is released and is pushed upward by its spring 40, and the valves 8 and 9 are again reversed.

If the fuel in the other tank is tapped, the lever l is moved in the direction towards In that position it presses by means of the arm 29, against the fixed point 30, thus raising the valve lifting lever at 12 and opening the water valve 13. The water passes through the valve 9 andthe pipe 50 (Fig. 1) into the tank 31, and it presses the fuel towards the outlet 4:9 where the quantity desired may be drawn-olf in the same manner as above described.

Thus, according to the position of the lever, one or the other fuel tank can be drawn from.

If, finally, the fuel has been tapped, the tank of course becomes filled with water and the float 32, which iioats on the surface of the water. has now reached its highest position and, by means of its upper valve-cone, closes the opening of the pipe 23, with the result that water cannot be delivered instead of fuel and that, on the other hand, a safety device hereinafter described isprovided through which water flowing towards the tank is led out into a drain or into the open thus, eliminating pressure of the water into the tank.

As soon as the fioat has closed the pipe 23, the pressure in the tank is of course at once increased owingto the water liowing into said tank and it will finally attain the same pressure as that of the main supply pipe. In order to avoid this, provision is made for an over-pressure device. This comprises a rubber diaphragm 6 (Fig. 2) which is controlled by means of pressure spring 6. If the pressure exerted by the spring is overcome by the increasing pressure of the water, the diaphragm 6 rises from its seat 3e and allows the incoming water to escape through the space 28, and iow into the drain pipe or canalization 37. When, on the return of the lever 1, the influx of water ceases, the diaphragm, in obedience to the pressure of its controlling spring closes the opening at 34:.

If the storage tank 22 is to be filled up again, then, after securing the tank supply wagon hose or pipe to the filling inlet branch 39, the lever 1 is pushed over in the direction of the arrow a, thus opening the valve 3 corresponding to the tank 22. Now, 'by turning the handle 38 towards the right, the diaphragm 6 is lifted from its seat 34 and by this means, the water in the tank 22 will be removed through drain 37, as it is displaced by the fuel entering` at 39. In order to i'ill the tank 31 again, the lever 1 must be brought into a vertical position, that is to say, into the position'of rest, because when the lever is in this position, the valve 9 is open and allows the water in thetank 31 to be removed.

When nearly all of the water has been displaced by the incon'iing fuel, the float 47 in the tank 31 has reached its lower level and, by means of its lower valve cone, closes the pipe 50. From this moment onwards no more water can be drained and the influx of the fuel out ofthe supply tank wagon ceases.

Absolute safety is ensured by providing the floatwith an upper and lower valve-cone. When the float is in its lowermost position, it prevents the tank from becoming overfilled, and when4 it is in its highest position, water can never be delivered instead of fuel. Moreover it also actuates an overpressure safety device which prevents any undue pressure in the tank. f Y

After the cock 51 has been opened, the water level in the tank can readily be seen on a gauge.

A pressureless space can also be created by making a small boring or opening between the water inlet valve 13 and the nonreturn valve 53, (see Fig. 3) that is to say, in the pipe length 16. The space in this pipe length is thus rendered pressureless, although there is accompanied the disadvantage that a loss of water is incurred at each tapping process, and that, in the event of the water valve 13 becoming jammed, the large quantity of water which would then flow in can no longer esca-pe. Y l

The modified form shown in Fig. 3, works in correspondingly the same manner as in the form shown in Fig. 2. Her-e, the pressureless space 16 is provided in the waterway in which is provided the water inlet and outlet, and the valve ll which closes the pressureless space 16 during the period of tapping is substituted for the diaphragm 6.

In this figure, the arrows indicate the direction of fiow of water, the arrow, a indicating the hydraulic water intake, the arrow the path of the waste water towards the drain or canalization and the arrow c the path of the water to the storage tank.

The method of operation is as follows If the valve rod 14 is moved downwards, the valve 141 with its guide-parts and the'spring 14 is pressed onto Jthe valve seat, thus making the space 16 watertight, which up to now has been pressureless. Owing to the further descent of the valve rod 14 an initial tension is imparted to the spring lll, and the lower end of the valve stem 14 comes into contact with the stem 13 of the hydraulic water valve 13 and opens it. In this way the water is led to the tanks containing the fuel and it displaces said fuel from same, which fuel, as already mentioned, passes through a measuring device into the tank of the vehicle or automobile.

If during the tapping process, a pressure 1o- La.

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above that yoit the atmosphere occurs which is dangerous for the tanks, the tension ot the springle is overcome, the valve la opens, and water can escape through the drain or lcanal 37 the valve 1li thus acting as a safety valve.

lVhen the valve rod 111 ascends into its upper original position, the hydraulic water valve 13 is iirst closed. Thereupon, the valve la pens and the space 16 again becomes pressureless. lVhen the storage tanks are being filled, the non-return valve 518 is opened by means ot' the handle 3S, so that the water can flow through the pressureless space 16 and into the drain or canal 37.

The use ot multiple-way cocks will allow of several kinds of fuel being tapped with one Vsingle water controlling device.

I claim 1. An hydraulically driven refilling device for liquids of the character described, comprising in combination, a valve chamber; connecting means between said chamber and a suitable water supply under pressure; a

valve located within said connecting means; means tor opening` said valve manually; a tank for said liquid; a water pipe extending vertically through said tank and bent upwardly at its lower end adjacent the bo-ttom ot the tank; another pipe extending from the top of the tank to a point above the said tank; a float lighter Athan water but heavier than the liquid in said tank adapted to operate vertically up and down; and valve-cones Yon the top and bottom ot said float adapted to close alternately the open end of Aeach Aot said pipes.

2. An hydraulically driven refilling device tor liquids of the character described, comprising in combination, a valve chamber; connecting` means between said chamber and a water supply under pressure; a valve located within said connecting means; means for Vopening said valve; a tank tor said liquid; a water pipe extending vertically through said tank and bent upwar lly atits lower end adjacent the bottom of said tank; another pipe extending from the top of said tank to a point above said tank; -a float lighterthan water but heavier than the said liquid mounted in said tan-k adapted to freely move vertically up and down: valve-cones lon the top and bottom of said 'float adapted to alternatively close the -o-pen ends ot said pipes; a disk connected to said float extending across the inner side of sai-d tank; and means for guiding said iioat and disk vertically.

3. An hydraulically driven refilling devi-ce tor liquids ot the character described, comprising in combination, a valve chamber; connecting means between said chamber and a water supply under pressure a valve located withinsaid connecting means; a vent passage connecting said connecting means to a suitable drain; .a splinfdle extending upwardly from said valve; a spring adapted to close said valve; means upon said valve to control said vent passage; means tor opening said valve; a second chamber and means connecting same to the irst mentioned chamber; a valve in said connecting means between said two chambers whereby the communication is closed when said spindle is lifted; an outlet opening in sait` second chamber; a tank for said liquid; a pipe terminating at the bottom ot said tank at one end and at its other end connected to said chamber; a. valve controlling said pipe; and another pipe ext-end ing trom the top ot` the tank leading to a suitable place ot delivery.

el.. in hydraulically driven refilling device for liquids of the character described, comprising in combination, a valve chamber; con necting means between said chamber and a water supply under pressure; valve located in said connecting means; a vent passage connecting said connecting means to a suitable outlet opening; a spindle extending upwardly from said valve; means adapted to close said valve; resilient means upon said valve to control said vent passage; means for opening said valve; a second chamber and connecting means between said chamber; a valve adapted to close said connecting means upon litting ot said spindle; an outlet opening in said second chamber; a tank for said liquid: a pipe terminating at the bottom of said tank at one end and at its other end connecting said first mentioned chamber; and a valve .controlling said pipe.

5. An hydraulically driven relilling device tor liquids of the character described, com prisingin combination, a valve chamber and an outlet opening in said chamber; connecting means between said chamber and a water supply under pressure; a valve located within said connecting means, means to close said valve, a second chamber having an outlet opening; means connecting` same to said iirst mentioned chamber, a diaphragm valve adapted to close said connecting means; a tank for said liquid; a pipe terminating at the bottom of said tank at one end and at its other end connected to said outlet opening in said first mentioned valve. chamber; a valve in said outlet opening: means to actuate said valves in said connecting means and in said outlet opening means to litt said-diaphragm a vent passage connecting` said second men-- tioned chamber to said water supply connecting means; and means upon said valve controlling said water supply to control said vent passage.

In testimony whereof I align: my signature.

VVlLHELM SAUTTER. 

